SORRY FOR GETTING EMOTIONAL... ALICE IN CHAINS - ROOSTER (MTV UNPLUGGED) | REACTION
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As a veteran who struggles with a lot of the stuff you mentioned, I appreciate you giving us a shoutout and some love. A lot of times we feel forgotten and it's a depressing and lonely feeling. Thank you. Great video, and incredible song. RIP Layne, we miss you.
Bless and Thank you@
and take into consideration, he was high on heroin when they filmed this live, he showed up late, and kept forgetting the words to his songs, so they had to bring out the lyric sheet for him, and he still sang in that unbelievably unique voice, it's all in his documentary, which is a must watch.
so much talent and pain in one body shame he didn't beat em but we got some amazing music from him
He didn’t show up late, and they didn’t hand him a lyric sheet because he messed up lyrics. Jerry and him both had lyric sheets. Layne messed up Sludge Factory like 5 times
@@OscarOffTheCuff,I guess he wasn't high on dope either, obviously you haven't watched " the dark descent of Layne Staley or "Layne Staley, man in the box" documentaries, or you wouldn't make a such a dumb comment like that...watch the documentaries before you comment on something you don't know. Period...
That line - "They spit on me in my homeland" always hits hard. Imagine you come back from fighting in a war in some far off country trying to re-acclimate and most people don't care, don't respect you, and are even hostile towards you. Damn. Thanks to your brother for his service. Here's hoping he can get better soon.
I had a special bond with these veterans...one told me about 12 years ago about landing HOME, in Chicago O'Hara, and being spit on....this guy has a bullet in his brain that didn't kill him but they can't remove! He was a tunnel rat! Can you imagine the scars....
Thank you for going down this rabbit hole. Amazing, and I miss him so much. I just adore him, and his epic voice. #RIPLAYNE❤😢
Guitarist Jerry Cantrell wrote ROOSTER about his father's experiences in Vietnam and when Jerry saw his dad in the audience at one of their shows when AIC opened for Iggy Pop, and Jerry asked Layne (and the guys) to play ROOSTER and they did. It was the first time Jerry's dad heard Jerry's music and knew that his son understood him through that song. It brought Jerry and his dad closer together. And Layne had a vital part in that reunion. (Meanwhile Layne's own biological father was an opportunist).
Jerry's dad was nicknamed Rooster when he was a kid and his hairstyle resembled that of a rooster comb. Although, maybe he used rooster as a call sign during his military career. But he didn't earn the nickname in the military, he had the nickname back when he was a kid.
Jerry Cantrell, Sr had multiple tours in Vietnam and like most Vietnam vets, he didn't talk about it. The most he ever said about it was at the beginning of the official video for ROOSTER which he agreed to be a part of after hearing the song. Like all kids who hate their parents, Jerry Cantrell was no different. He was staying in a small guest room in Chris Cornell's house (Cornell was married to AIC manager Susan Silver) and the guest room had a tiny window. He was staying there and thought about what his dad may have experienced and wrote the lyrics.
They demoed ROOSTER and WOULD? when they spent two days working on the acoustic songs for the SAP EP. The songs on SAP and those two songs were demoed using the money Cameron Crowe gave them for recording WOULD? for the SINGLES movie. Layne sang the hell out of WOULD? and ROOSTER.
The harmony in the beginning and end on the album is Ann Wilson of Heart, but Layne does the harmonies on the official video and live versions perfectly.
The Unplugged show in 1996 is so heartbreaking to watch because he was deep in his heroin addiction (and yes, I know he was doing other drugs on top of Heroin). His liver was damaged from the years of drug use. He was just high enough to do the show so he didn't get dope sick and chase away withdrawal symptoms. He was such a ghost of himself during Unplugged. (Of course, Jerry had food poisoning) All Jerry saw when he looked over at Layne was his best friend was going to die soon due to the path Layne had taken with his life. That show was filmed in April, 1996, premiered in May 1996. They did four shows with KISS in June-July 1996, after which Layne survived an overdose and became a recluse. After that, it was a six-year-long slow suicide.
With Unplugged... Sean Kinney (drummer) and Mike Inez (bass player) argued with Jerry about whether Layne could even pull off the high notes in some of the songs in his condition, which is why Jerry gave them that “I told you so” smirk after Layne hit that long, high note in DOWN IN A HOLE. He did the same thing again when Layne hit a high note in ROOSTER.
Layne was one of the few singers who was always better live than studio version. The fact that Sean and Mike didn’t have any confidence that Layne could do the show and Jerry being the only one that knew deep in his heart that Layne could do it because Layne had done so many things against the odds over the years no matter how high he was at the time. When Jerry needed him to be there where it counted, Layne always pulled through.
Knowing how he sang ROOSTER in Tilburg, The Netherlands, in 1993 when his “yeahs” and screams were so loud and high I’m surprised the rafters didn’t come crashing down around him and then watch him sing the same song so low-key on Unplugged knowing he could do to the song what he did in Tilburg is heartbreaking. Knowing he initially sang the hell out of WOULD? on the official video and album and seeing the end of WOULD? on Unplugged . . . and knowing how deep into his addiction he had gotten by that point is heartbreaking.
The entire show was a success because Layne DID have a powerful performance despite his condition. He proved to his cynical bandmates that he could still sing the high notes and he pulled it all off beautifully while the same four guys (Metallica) who had mocked him for his addiction sidelining Alice In Chains from ever doing extended tours back in 1994 sat in the front row. The mistakes he made screwing up SLUDGE FACTORY (and I think he screwed up GOT ME WRONG once or twice, but Toby Wright didn’t keep that in editing) were endearing, at least to me. They didn’t take away from the performance, it added something to the performance that, had it been removed after everyone had seen it, wouldn’t have made the show what it was.
That line "they spit on me in my homeland." TV News anchor Walter Kronkite basically told the American public that we lost the Vietnam war and between that and the college kids (who went to college to escape being drafted into the military) would protest the soldiers coming home. They would do protest rallies at the airports and protest the returning soldiers by spitting at them, throwing urine and other stuff on them. An uncle of mine drove a supply truck in Vietnam (to this day he won't talk about his experience). A family friend of ours said that he and his buddies came home, saw the protesters at the airport, and re-enlisted because it was safer in Vietnam than in the US with the protesters. At least in Vietnam, they knew who the enemy was. I'm NOT saying Vietnam was anything the US should have ever been in. I'm just relating stories of people I know who served there.
Layne's story is more tragic and haunting because you can actually watch and hear him deteriorate over the 12-year span: from the mild use of drugs in 1990 all the way through 1996 when he was deep into a heroin addiction to dropping to 90 pounds by 1998 to 86 pounds when he died in 2002. Layne kept his humor and wit even to the end of his life.
Layne was so much more than his drug addiction. He stacked his own vocals with melodies and harmonies underneath. He was able to come up with lyrics and harmonies off the top of his head. He knew that Jerry Cantrell was playing with the wrong people and gave him contact info for Sean Kinney and found out Sean Kinney was dating original bass player Mike Starr's sister. He wrote the lyrics for the original songs he sang on Mad Season's Above album and drew the cover art for that album. Layne was a genius in his own right. He was able to figure things out in a snap off the top of his head. Layne just had his demons. At the age of 34, he looked more like an 80 year old man. He knew he screwed up, between the drugs and his own depression and then his former fiancee dying, Layne just couldn't find a way to dig himself out of his own mess and at the end with his teeth problems and organs failing on him, he gave up trying. He lost sight of who his true friends were and who was using him. He was never going to give up the drugs. Instead, he tried to attain the same high he felt the first time he did drugs and could never achieve it.
Layne encouraged Jerry to sing more, after all, they were Jerry's lyrics he should sing them. Vice-versa, Jerry encouraged Layne to play the guitar which is how you get Layne playing guitar on HATE TO FEEL and ANGRY CHAIR as well as I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING on the Mad Season above album. Jerry encouraged him on the guitar and was proud that Layne grew as a guitarist. Though, Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine taught Layne more chords than ANGRY CHAIR and HATE TO FEEL.
The friendship between Jerry and Layne was unbreakable. Jerry NEVER once thought of replacing Layne as the singer while Layne was still alive. He always wanted Layne to sing whenever he had AIC do something. If there were ever cosmic soulmates ... Layne and Jerry would be it. (And by that I mean, they were Sympatico with each other. The way they sang together was a perfect pitch where two voices make one. What you hear and see between Jerry and Layne was a genuine friendship. They looked after each other. When one had problems with a song, the other picked up the slack. They were a team.
Jerry was doing a solo concert in Charlotte, NC when he heard that Layne was found two weeks after he died and Jerry was trying to get through the concert and crying. He did shows between the time he found out about Layne until Layne's funeral because if he had taken a break then, he didn't think he'd want to continue anything later after the mourning period.
Layne had done so much for Jerry, giving him a place to live, money, clothes, food, guitars and gear, a band. But getting a front-row seat to watch what had happened to Layne over the years, Jerry had to watch his best friend deteriorate in a span of 12 years (1990-2002), and Jerry couldn't do anything about it. Jerry had talked himself blue in the face but Layne didn't want help. Alice In Chains was a band, but they were also a family. They had internal issues just like any family. When Layne died, it was like losing a loved one, a family member, you don't think of the fights you had with the person who died. You defend their memory. There is a reason Jerry wrote NO EXCUSES about Layne and the line "You, my friend, I will defend / And if we change, well, I'll love you anyway."
"My grandmother and mother were such huge losses, but I got Layne, the guys, and I got this.” - Jerry Cantrell, Kerrang! (December 1, 2018)
“Jerry really loved Layne [Staley]. They had a bond I haven't seen before,” Jerry’s former manager Bill Siddons, April 19, 2002 (the day Layne was found two weeks after he died).
Long live Cantrell 🐓 SENIOR AND JUNIOR!
Thankful for your brother's service and humbled by your families sacrifice.🌻
AMEN!
Yes, thank him and your family for his service. Before all his new challenges, he had a bad time over there. He sacrificed all that fot our freedom.
Never be sorry for getting emotional. It proves you to be a strong and compassionate human being. I have nothing but utmost admiration and respect for those who put thier lives on the line so we shall live. Sending love strength to your brother and all veterans past, present and future from Australia 🇦🇺
God bless your brother and many thanks to him for his service to our country.
Oh man Sceez I had NO IDEA ABOUT your brother guess I missed those reactions. BUT I KNOW NOW AND YOU’VE GOT ME CRYING & mad. Wish I could get my hands on whoever. I’ve never heard of that and just me bad. I struggle with some serious health issues and try to cover for the public BUT TRAUMA INDUCED DEPRESSION IS ACTUALLY WORSE THAN NORMAL DEPRESSION because we don’t have ANY control over when it come how etc. so HUGE PRAYERS FOR YALL AND HE IS PERMANENTLY IN MY PRAYER BOOK!!!!! Because I know about our veterans AND trauma and depression and I watch you so often I feel like you are my family!!!!!!!!
Now...I'm crying Sceez!! I usually laugh at you! That shit ain't funny! Praying for your brother! Thanks for the personal info!! Life sucks! People like you make me laugh....keep up your service! We all have a purpose! Layne's darkest depression gets me through mine....
Down in a hole is the best song from this show. Singer Layne Staley is basically saying good bye, he knows he doomed from heroin addiction.
Crazy deep performance ✊🏽. My go to from this show too
Died soon after this performance, devastating
Agreed
A man singing at his own funeral.....
@@mc2120 not really. He was alive for 6 years after this performance
That's the first I heard of your brother. We can never pay our soldiers back for what they've done. They truly are "America's finest". They seem to have serving in their heart. When they come home they still wanna serve somehow.
Peace, love and prayers to you and all our soldiers.
They have killing Asians in their heart
Evil bastards
The man is singing about his dad in the Vietnam war and his dad WAS the ROOSTER!!!!!! Crazy shit but absolutely beautiful!!!! They could never “snuff” his dad and he made it home some how!!!!! One of the greatest songs ever recorded!!!! So says Austin Tx!!!!! 😎🍸
it's actually Jerry Cantrell's dad (the guitar player)... but still a great story...
That’s amazing that your brother is doing better!! Idk if you’ve seen the video but this song was written about the veterans. “Down in a hole” from this show is amazing!! Or “love hate love” live at the Moore!!
Every A.I.C.....goose bumps or rocking it out...from the first lick of Man in the Box I went from glam to grunge....! Gen x at it's best y'all! Go ROOSTER CANTRELL! Thank you for your service!
Love hate love live at the Moore is one of the best live performances by anyone ever. Much love and appreciation to your brother ❤️
Totally agree!
Definitely! Has to be one of the most amazing vocal performances in human history.
💯
God bless your brother for his service.
I agree that the whole mtv unplugged show was really great not easy to nail these songs live. That being said the album versions are amazing and a bit more refined as you can imagine.
Shout out to your brother 🙌, appreciate his service 🙏
“Rooster” is Jerry Cantrell’s father’s nickname. Rooster also is what they call the M60 machine gun man. The smoke from the machine gun looked like a rooster’s tail. ✌🏻❤️from Texas
Layne was so high at this show that he couldn't even open his eyes, so sad. RIP
Layne Staley was an amazing artist and beautiful soul. This is one of my favorite bands of all time I love them so much and his voice is mesmerizing.
Sending healing to your brother and your family
You can’t stop the emotions listening to layne Staley, he makes you feel every note that he sings.. he’s definitely one of the greats..
I LOVE HOW INTO THIS YOU GOT !!!! Layne Staley had to be one of the greatest vocalists of all time..Such a tragedy, such a loss.
Yes...a true loss! I miss his haunting voice everyday!
Blessing to your brother for his service .and you and your family . Hugs and love for his full recovery .Your a wonderful brother for being there for him . Music heals the soul if you let it in . Best of everything for you and him .💗💗💕💕
Lane is it Powerhouse of emotion his soul and the strength of his voice. I'm a military brat most of them in my family served all the way from enlisted soldiers to the Pentagon joint chief of staff shout out to all of our vets. Shout out from Denton Texas
Their entire Unplugged is just so good, it was a goodbye gift. Lordy.😢 I cried for days when he died. I still miss him and his voice always gives me goosebumps. Alice In Chains will always have a spot on my playlist.
Jerry Cantrell (Singer/Guitarist) wrote this song for his dad who did two tours in Vietnam. Healed their relationship some.
So sorry for your brother. I remember The Vietnam War. It was horrible to watch the weekly draft numbers released and the guys freaking out that they had to go to a war they didn't believe in. Many fled to Canada or on the run. The abuse our men went through in our Country. Then I worked medical field and saw the damage of war. A thank you and hug meant the world to these men. I value the men in our Country. ❤
JC wrote this, and it's such a powerful song. I pray my kids listen to this instead of today's "music". Sorry to hear about your friend, God bless our Vets. I'm not a vet but all of may family is. Proud of Gramps, was MSgt 12th/15th AAC 301st Bombers 1942-45 B17, if he didn't survive, I wouldn't he here
Pearl Jam “Black” unplugged version is killer too ! 🤘🏻
Rip Layne
Staley was so talented and unique. Wish I could sing like him for a day. Whole band and Jerry are awesome. I watched a few documentaries on Staley. Seemed like such a laid back good dude. Thanks for the video. Sorry to hear about your brother my man.
The Ultimate haunting voice. RIP
Five boys of my family four of us served….. I feel you brother…. Lord, I pray that you will lift our brother in arms out of the grasp of the devil & the trouble in his heart and soul, and renew him in his purpose.. in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,Amen
All the love and prayers to you and your family and HUGE respect for your brother.
Sang in pain ,suffering is universal everyone with emotional intelligence can hear that
I wish your brother well in his recovery. that is tough man and he deserves all the respect in the world
Your brothers a hero❤
🙏 Prayers going out to your brother. Thank you for your service❤.. Rip Layne. He was a precious soul.
And I still love 💘 Jerry Cantrell😍
❤❤heartbreaking performance!! So painful to see Layne in this state!! 😩😩😩😥😥😥. Shout out to your brother and all our Veterans!! God bless you ALL !! I lost a brother in Vietnam!! 😢
I love that you opened up about your brother's story and how you and your family are trying to hold him up. Showed a whole different dimension, and I certainly thought about watching the video. On a different note - the whole show is avl on UA-cam or wherever. It was amazing and would stick with you for days. I used to have it on DVD
God bless your Brother. Great reaction! I love me some Alice in Chains.
One of my all time favorite bands🔥🤘🔥
When someone has your back, don't matter what color he is!
Just like when I saw Kurt Cobain in concert shortly before his death, when I saw this I knew LS was high on heroin. So sad. I loved them and loved his voice. His bandmate said he was so sick by then he could barely perform. Just slays me to watch this.
Beauty out of tragedy! That is AIC. So sorry about your brother! Love your reactions. You really appreciate music!
You're just a likeable guy. I love your reactions! Love the respect and appreciation shown for what another has put out into the world.
All the Love to your brother young Sceez, may the Lord watch over his full recovery. God bless our military. 🙏❤️💯🔥
Sorry to hear that about your brother man! Hope everything gets better for him. He's a hero in my eyes as is for any vet. The question I would ask is do you think they would have not jumped him if they knew he fought for their freedom?
Sorry to hear thank him for his service
No reason to say sorry,you speak from the heart
Hope all goes well with your brother.
Prayers to you and your brother. He’s a hero to our country not somewhat to be criticized. Thanks for this video.
You're watching a dying man sing at his own funeral. AIC is still my favorite band and there will never be another Layne.
will always love layne.. best voice ever..
Its his voice this is the reaction i was looking for, someone who can feel it. His voice is the best ever in my opinion. This is live too. Then the words. So emotional. Thank you to your brother. Also sorry. My stepdad fought in the battle for khe sahn in Vietnam. They really literally spit on them called them murderers when they got back to America from Vietnam. He went back to khe Sahn in vietnam about ten years ago to get closure. Took a bit of red tape with vietnamese govt but was able to arrange a meeting with a viet con soldier that he literally faught against in khe sahn. They were able to make their peace with each other. They made a law in vietnam after that to remove the red rape amd make it easier to meet up with what used to be your enemy. Stated they were fighting for their lives like we were they had families etc just like us.
Thank you for sharing your story with us.
'Love, Hate, Love" LIVE at The Moore 💚🤙
Rip Layne the legend,
I love Alice in Chains
I’m so sorry for you and your family. He needs as much help and love and support that can be given. Thank your brother for his service. It’s also difficult for the ones at home. I’ve been on both sides and even though they are a different type of stress it’s still difficult.
Thank you so much for your brother's service. Great reaction
Blessings for your brother! Thank him for his service!
Love this channel man. Here for it.
I'm so sorry this happened to your family. Big ups on the reaction and even bigger ups to you and the fam. Hopefully your brother is staying positive about life! I stay Looking forward to your reactions!!!
ayo ty to your brother for his service. 🙏
Love the Chief Wahoo from Cleveland
Much love!
I have been told that THE ROOSTER, was the man who carried the M-60 machine gun during jungle patrols in Vietnam
I’m very sorry to hear about that.
Love brother, words of wisdom that no one knows how to speak now. Want us all to be scared but we have to stand for the best in humanity and hope even if not in our lifetime that the gravity of all the negative shi!! becomes the unity eventually.
Really dig your reactions Bro! My heart goes out to your brother, to you, and your family my friend. I thank him for his service. I spent almost 7years over there between Iraq and Afghanistan. USMC Force Recon Spec Ops. Gunny Sgt. It's a Damn shame that he made it back home and that BS happened to him. It's hard enough to get readjusted when we get back home. Your brother must be a special kind of strong man to make it through everything he's had to face and still fight the good fight to recover. From what I heard you say, he lucky to have you in his corner to encourage him. I can't express to you how Important that is for him to hear that. He may not be able to tell you in words but your support for him can be the difference between him trying or going balls out all effort trying, if you feel what I'm saying.
I'll keep your brother, you and your family in my prayers my friend. Stay Strong and keep doin your thang! I love all your energy and enthusiasm in your reactions Bro! SEMPER FI!!!!
Another BANGER. WELL worth watching the video as well. Very deep and an upper tempo
You a real one homie hope your bro doing good mang.
I saw AiC last summer (2022), and even without Layne they were amazing. William has done a great job of filling those shoes
This whole set is in my top 5 albums of all time, it's amazing.
Prayers to you and your brother. Thanks for his service. I’m ex navy myself
This is my favorite AIC song. Also, you don't have to apologize sceez, we all understand and got you.
Great Reaction Brother ❤
Way to keep it real ♥️
I love your reaction to aic. I just want to say GOD BLESS YOU, YOUR BROTHER AND YOUR FAMILY. IM SO SORRY YOUR BROTHER WENT THROUGH WHAT THOSE IDIOTS DID TO HIM. Some little wanna be tough guys that are so ungrateful and hateful. I'm sick to know what your family went through. May God bless all of your family . And I want to say THANKYOU. THANKS TO YOUR BROTHER FOR FIGHTING FOR ME AND FOR MY FREEDOM I APPRECIATE IT AND AM FOREVER THANKFUL FOR HIS SERVICE.
Love you Slime. I know it sounds empty, but please give you brother a handshake and a salute from me… just an old dude from nowhere.
Respect to your brother, man. And to you. Most people don't -- _can't_ -- realize the horrors and struggles that veterans cope with daily. And parents, spouses, siblings, children and friends of veterans take on an incredible burden as a support structure for the vets they love.
HAHAHA damn .. Like the reaction !
I love this concert but it’s so upsetting to watch. It takes a lot out of me. Really hits home.
the best voice, the best band ever
Of the big 4 grunge bands (nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, alice in chains) layne has the most original voice, and one of the most original voices in all of music.
I'm 💯 disabled veteran, army/infantry Iraq 03-04. Tell your brother keep his head up. After 20 years best advice I can give is the demons will always be there, need to learn how to cope with them and accept them. Otherwise they will torment you!!
love the hat!
Skeez, Down in a Hole is going to hurt, but seeing that song from this Unplugged set is really unbelievable. I think that you would love it. 👍👍👍
My dad was a force Recon marinein his call sign was rooster And that meant he was point, So he would walk through the jungle and be the first one too point out every enemy in front of them
Bro your brother dropped this 👑❤️
Sceez, we got you & your guy! Family full of veterans, World War 1 to Vietnam.
Praying for y'all.
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Tell brother Thank him for his service! I come from military family. Praying for continued Healing for Bro.
My God so end WAR! I feel you!!!!!! It's so messed up
Your vocabulary is on genius level.
You're like a walking dictionary - not necessarily this video but I've been watching for a few days and wow.
The live shows here on the west coast were so ridiculously fun in the 90s & that's when most could afford great tickets. AIC feels like home in the PNW 🌲🌊
Great video brother. I’ll keep your family in my prayers. Did you do upchurch’s cover of rooster? It will get you pumped.
If you haven't already, you should hear the studio version
This tune is loosely about Cantrell's father who did 2 tours in Vietnam and never talked about it...